SAQ 913 – Cardiology – post-arrest inferior STEMI, heart block and helicopter transfer

A 75-year-old man has been resuscitated after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and taken to a small regional ED. He was intubated at scene. His past history is unknown, but paramedics bring his usual medications: frusemide, spironolactone, digoxin and warfarin.

His ECG is shown below.

What are the three main findings on this ECG?

(Marked out of 3.0)

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List three potential causes of the dysrhythmia in this patient.

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A retrieval team has been dispatched by helicopter with an estimated flight time of two hours. For safe transfer, list the minimum monitoring modalities required.

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Complete the table with three common issues in the helicopter transport environment and their potential effects on assessment or management.

(Marked out of 6.0)
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Total Score: 0 / 17

Percentage: 0%